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Cases handled at preliminary hearings

One guilty plea was entered, charges were withdrawn against two and one was held for court during preliminary hearings held Wednesday at the Warren County Courthouse. Hannah M. Irvine, 31, Warren, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and driving on a suspended license. Three traffic offenses were not prosecuted. Charges were withdrawn against the following defendants: ¯ Michael S. Case, 41, Warren. Case had been charged with strangulation. A count of harassment was re-categorized as a non-traffic offense. ¯ Jose V. Espinoza, Granite Shoals, Tx. Espinoza had ...

Pleas entered in county court

Four guilty pleas and two not guilty pleas were entered during court proceedings Thursday at the Warren County Courthouse. Guilty pleas were entered by the following individuals: ¯ Courtney L. Barrett, 29, Warren, to DUI and a traffic violation. Three additional traffic violations were not prosecuted. ¯ Hannah M. Irvine, 31, Warren, to retail theft. ¯ John R. Frontera, 41. Columbus, to possession of firearm prohibited while charges of possession with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia were not prosecuted. At a second docket, Frontera pleaded guilty to ...

Cases handled at preliminary hearings

One guilty plea was entered, charges were withdrawn against two and one was held for court during preliminary hearings held Wednesday at the Warren County Courthouse. Hannah M. Irvine, 31, Warren, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and driving on a suspended license. Three traffic offenses were not prosecuted. Charges were withdrawn against the following defendants: ¯ Michael S. Case, 41, Warren. Case had been charged with strangulation. A count of harassment was re-categorized as a non-traffic offense. ¯ Jose V. Espinoza, Granite Shoals, Texas. Espinoza had ...

On The Record

N. Warren County — District Judge Laura Bauer Possession with intent to deliver. Lisa M. Nelson, 63, Warren, was charged by Conewango Township police on Sept. 13 with possession with intent to deliver, conspiracy (possession with intent to deliver), possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance from an incident that occurred on Sept. 7 in Conewango Twp. Possession with intent to deliver. Kevin N. Nelson, 31, Warren, was charged by Conewango Township police on Sept. 13 with possession with intent to deliver, conspiracy (possession with intent to deliver), ...

Plea entered in animal cruelty case

A Garland man has pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty. Elijah J. Cottrell, 19, pleaded guilty before Judge Gregory Hammond to a count of aggravated cruelty to animals. Charges of cruelty to animals and aggravated cruelty to animals — torture were not prosecuted in exchange for the plea. Warren-based Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched for a report of an incident involving a cat that allegedly occurred at a Fiddlersgreen Road address in Eldred Township. Two individuals told troopers that “they were having a fire and a cat was rubbing on Elijah Cottrell” and that ...

Charges for 3 withdrawn in county court

Charges were withdrawn against three defendants while one was held for court during preliminary hearings held on Wednesday at the Warren County Courthouse. Charges were withdrawn against the following: Grace M. Bordner, 47, Warren. Bordner had been charged with retail theft. Two counts of retail theft were re-categorized as non-traffic offenses. Jonathan D. Feit, 32, Warren. Feit had been charged with stalking. A count of harassment was re-categorized as a non-traffic offense. Katelynn S. Harvey, 26, Warren. Harvey had been charged with theft and receiving stolen ...